Full Result 4.05 Southwell (AW) | 13 March 2001

Shire Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m4f14yds) 1m4f Fbrs Standard

1st £3,766.75 2nd £1,159 3rd £579.50 4th £289.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Ionian Spring (IRE) 5/4F Fergus Sweeney Charles Egerton	Fergus Sweeney Charles Egerton	6	100	79	–	94	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway over 4f out, led over 1f out, hung left, driven out (tchd 11-8 and 6-4 in a place)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	8. Bachelors Pad 7/1 Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	7	84 1	55	–	69	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Note Book I (Mummy's Pet)
Chased leader, pushed along 8f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong (tchd 8-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	2. Robandela (USA) 2/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	4	96	73	–	85	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Yemanja (USA) (Alleged)
Prominent, lost place after 2f, soon behind, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 9-4 in places and tchd 7-4)

4⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [6¼]	6. Special Promise (IRE) 10/1 Dean McKeown P C Haslam	Dean McKeown P C Haslam	4	89	62	–	69	–
ch g Anjiz (USA) - Woodenitbenice (USA) (Nasty And Bold)
Chased leaders, outpaced 9f out, headway over 4f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 8-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [7½]	3. Billaddie 33/1 C Rutter R M Flower	C Rutter R M Flower	8	90	65	–	70	–
b g Touch Of Grey - Young Lady (Young Generation)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 17 [24½]	4. Mister McGoldrick 14/1 Kevin Darley James Given	Kevin Darley James Given	4	90	67	–	48	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Anchor Inn (Be My Guest)
Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 9-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ 17 [41½]	7. Wilemmgeo 20/1 Joanna Badger ⁵ David Evans	Joanna Badger ⁵ David Evans	4	81 b¹	59	–	16	–
b f Emarati (USA) - Floral Spark (Forzando)
Started slowly, pulled hard and prominent after 2f, weakened over 4f out (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ dist [71½]	5. Angies Quest 12/1 C Lowther Paul D'Arcy	C Lowther Paul D'Arcy	4	812 t	65	–	2	–
b f Inchinor - Chanson D'Avril (Chief Singer)
Led, clear 9f out, headed over 4f out, weakened and eased over 3f out (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 2m 40.30s (slow by 6.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Elite Racing Club (Ionian Spring) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Bachelors Pad)
3rd owner: Robert Aird (Robandela)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £1.10 Ex: £9.50 CSF: £10.99 Tricast: £16.54 Trifecta: £17.90 Pool £1,037.02 - 40.94 winning units.

4:05 Southwell (AW) 13 Mar 2001

Shire Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D